Ellesmere is a market town near Oswestry in north Shropshire, England, remarkable for its closeness to a number of prominent Meres. The town is found by the side of Ellesmere (aka 'the Mere'), among the largest natural meres in England outside the Lake District as well as among nine glacial meres in the location. ('glacial' suggests that the anxiety occupied by the mere was the area of a block of ice that persisted at the end of the last Glacial period). These meres are various from those in the Lake District in that they do not have a circulation of water right into them to maintain the level. A fabricated island in the Mere was constructed in 1812 from soil removed throughout the production of the gardens at Ellesmere House. This was later named Moscow Island, as Napoleon was compelled to pull away from Moscow that year. The Mere has a visitors' centre and also is popular with birdwatchers, many of whom see to see grey herons nesting. There are eight various other meres nearby: Blakemere, Colemere, Crosemere, Kettlemere, Newtonmere, Whitemere, Sweatmere and also Hanmer Mere. The civil parish which comprises the community is Ellesmere Urban; the surrounding church, covering a large backwoods, is Ellesmere Rural.
